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52 Rizgjohu, rizgjohu, rivishu me forcën tënde, o Sion; vish rrobat e tua të mrekullueshme, o Jeruzalem, qytet i shenjtë! Sepse nuk do të hyjnë më te ti i parrethpreri dhe i papastri.

Shkunde pluhurin që ke në kurriz, çohu dhe ulu ndenjur, o Jeruzalem; zgjidhi zinxhirët që ke në qafë, o bijë e Sionit, që je në robëri!

Sepse kështu thotë Zoti: "Ju kanë shitur për asgjë dhe do të shpengoheni pa para".

Sepse kështu thotë Zoti, Zoti: "Populli im zbriti së lashti në Egjipt për të banuar; pastaj Asiri e shtypi pa shkak.

Dhe tani çfarë po bëj unë këtu?," thotë Zoti, "ndërsa popullin tim e kanë hequr larg për asgjë? Ata që e sundojnë, bëjnë që ai të rënkojë," thotë Zoti, "dhe emri im shahet vazhdimisht tërë ditën.

Prandaj populli im do të njohë emrin tim, prandaj do të kuptojë atë ditë që jam unë që kam folur: "Ja ku jam!"".

Sa të bukura janë mbi malet këmbët e lajmëtarit që sjell lajme të mira që njofton paqen, që sjell lajme të bukura mbi gjëra të mira, që shpall shpëtimin, që i thotë Sionit: "Perëndia yt mbretëron!".

Dëgjo! Rojet e tua ngrenë zërin dhe lëshojnë bashkë britma gëzimi, sepse shohin me sytë e tyre Zotin që kthehet në Sion.

Shpërtheni bashkë në britma gëzimi, o rrënoja të Jeruzalemit, sepse Zoti ngushëllon popullin e tij dhe çliron Jeruzalemin.

10 Zoti ka zhveshur krahun e tij të shenjtë para syve të të gjitha kombeve; të gjitha skajet e tokës do të shohin shpëtimin e Perëndisë tonë.

11 Ikni, ikni, dilni andej, mos prekni asgjë të papastër! Dilni nga ambienti i saj, pastrohuni, ju që mbani vazot e Zotit!

12 Sepse ju nuk do të niseni me nxitim dhe nuk do të shkoni me turr, sepse Zoti do të ecë para jush, Perëndia i Izraelit do të jetë praparoja juaj.

13 Ja, shërbëtori im do të begatohet, do të ngrihet dhe do të lartësohet shumë.

14 Duke qenë se shumë veta u çuditën me ty, sepse pamja e tij ishte e shfytyruar më tepër se e çdo njeriu tjetër dhe fytyra e tij ishte ndryshe nga ajo e bijve të njeriut,

15 kështu ai do të spërkasë shumë kombe; mbretërit do të mbyllin gojën para tij, sepse do të shohin çfarë nuk u ishte treguar kurrë atyre dhe do të kuptojnë ato që nuk kishin dëgjuar.

Let Zion Rejoice

52 Awake, awake,
    put on your strength, O Zion!
Put on your beautiful garments,
    O Jerusalem, the holy city;
for the uncircumcised and the unclean
    shall enter you no more.
Shake yourself from the dust, rise up,
    O captive[a] Jerusalem;
loose the bonds from your neck,
    O captive daughter Zion!

For thus says the Lord: You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money. For thus says the Lord God: Long ago, my people went down into Egypt to reside there as aliens; the Assyrian, too, has oppressed them without cause. Now therefore, what am I doing here, says the Lord, seeing that my people are taken away without cause? Their rulers howl, says the Lord, and continually, all day long, my name is despised. Therefore my people shall know my name; therefore on that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here am I.

How beautiful upon the mountains
    are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,
who brings good news,
    who announces salvation,
    who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’
Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices,
    together they sing for joy;
for in plain sight they see
    the return of the Lord to Zion.
Break forth together into singing,
    you ruins of Jerusalem;
for the Lord has comforted his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord has bared his holy arm
    before the eyes of all the nations;
and all the ends of the earth shall see
    the salvation of our God.

11 Depart, depart, go out from there!
    Touch no unclean thing;
go out from the midst of it, purify yourselves,
    you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
12 For you shall not go out in haste,
    and you shall not go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,
    and the God of Israel will be your rearguard.

The Suffering Servant

13 See, my servant shall prosper;
    he shall be exalted and lifted up,
    and shall be very high.
14 Just as there were many who were astonished at him[b]
    —so marred was his appearance, beyond human semblance,
    and his form beyond that of mortals—
15 so he shall startle[c] many nations;
    kings shall shut their mouths because of him;
for that which had not been told them they shall see,
    and that which they had not heard they shall contemplate.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:2 Cn: Heb rise up, sit
  2. Isaiah 52:14 Syr Tg: Heb you
  3. Isaiah 52:15 Meaning of Heb uncertain

52 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.

13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

Hope for Captive Zion

52 (A)Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion;
Clothe yourself in your (B)glorious garments,
O Jerusalem, the (C)holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the (D)unclean
Will no longer come into you.
Shake yourself (E)from the dust, (F)rise up,
O captive Jerusalem;
(G)Loose yourself from the chains around your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.

For thus says Yahweh, “You were (H)sold for nothing, and you will be (I)redeemed (J)without money.” For thus says Lord Yahweh, “My people (K)went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. So now, what do I have here,” declares Yahweh, “since My people have been taken away for nothing?” Yahweh declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My (L)name is continually blasphemed all day long. Therefore My people shall (M)know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”

How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who proclaims (N)good news,
Who [a]announces [b]peace
And proclaims good news of good things,
Who [c]announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your (O)God [d]reigns!”
The voice of Your watchmen! They lift up their (P)voices;
They shout joyfully together;
For they will see [e]with their own eyes
When Yahweh returns to Zion.
(Q)Break forth, shout joyfully together,
You (R)waste places of Jerusalem;
For Yahweh has comforted His people;
He has (S)redeemed Jerusalem.
10 Yahweh has bared His holy (T)arm
In the sight of all the nations,
[f]That (U)all the ends of the earth may see
The salvation of our God.

11 (V)Depart, depart, go out from there,
(W)Touch nothing unclean;
Go out of the midst of her, (X)purify yourselves,
You who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
12 But you will not go out in (Y)haste,
Nor will you go as those who flee;
For (Z)Yahweh will go before you,
And (AA)the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

The Exalted Servant

13 Behold, My (AB)Servant will prosper;
He will be high and lifted up and [g]greatly (AC)exalted.
14 Just as many were appalled at you, My people,
So His (AD)appearance was marred more than any man
And His form more than the sons of men.
15 Thus He will (AE)sprinkle many nations,
Kings will (AF)shut their mouths on account of Him;
For (AG)what had not been told them they will see,
And what they had not heard they will understand.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:7 Or causes peace to be heard
  2. Isaiah 52:7 Or well-being
  3. Isaiah 52:7 Or causes peace to be heard
  4. Isaiah 52:7 Or is King
  5. Isaiah 52:8 Lit eye to eye
  6. Isaiah 52:10 Lit And...earth will see
  7. Isaiah 52:13 Or very high, exceedingly lofty; cf. 5:16; 7:11